PD Recommendation Report (PL-USE-2023-000009)

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single-family dwelling built in 2018, and a new `ohana dwelling currently under construction. The remainder of the property consists of ohia, olapa, mamaki, and koa trees, hapu`u, palapalai, and uluhe ferns. It also contains several invasive species such as strawberry guava, himalayan raspberry, and ginger. As the proposed bed and breakfast operation will be established within an existing single-family dwelling and within an `ohana dwelling, the use will not alter the appearance or character of the neighborhood. According to the Hawaii County Zoning Code Section 25-4-5 1(a)(2), a bed and breakfast establishment must provide one parking stall for each guest bedroom, as well as one stall for the dwelling. The property has two driveways that can accommodate five off-street parking stalls that will be available to guests. The parking area of the subject dwelling meets the minimum Zoning Code requirements. Thus,it is not anticipated that the proposed use will have a detrimental impact on the community character or surrounding properties. The granting of the proposed use will not unreasonably burden public agencies to provide roads and streets,sewer,water,drainage,school improvements,police and fire protection and other related infrastructure. Traffic impacts on the subject property are not anticipated to be significant, given the small scale of the proposed 3-bedroom bed and breakfast establishment. The subject property has two access points, one driveway to the single-family dwelling from Pearl Street and the other driveway from 12th Street to the `ohana dwelling under construction. Both Pearl Street and 12th Street are privately owned and maintained roadways. The County Police Department does not anticipate any significant impact on traffic and/or public safety concerns. The property is not within the service limits of the Department of Water Supply facilities and is currently being serviced by an existing water catchment tank. There is no public sewer available in the area. The single-family dwelling and `ohana dwelling are currently being serviced by one septic individual wastewater system. The applicant utilizes a private waste disposal service for their solid waste. Electrical,telephone,Police, and Fire services are available to the subject property. The nearest Police station is approximately 20 miles northeast of the subject property, and the nearest volunteer Fire station is 2 miles northwest. Therefore based on the above discussion,the granting of the request will not unreasonably burden public agencies to provide needed services and infrastructure. 4